Washingtonians share how they afford pricey weight loss medications
Popular weight loss drugs are so pricey that many may shell out hundreds or even thousands of dollars on them. Some ...
Most Americans who want to lose weight don’t want to take GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, new survey says
Men, baby boomers, and postgraduate-degree holders were among those most likely to say they wouldn’t choose medication over ...
WeightWatchers to offer compounded version of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug
WeightWatchers said on Tuesday it would offer a compounded version of Novo Nordisk's popular obesity drug Wegovy as part of ...
Health plans at 1 in 5 large companies cover weight-loss drugs for employees
Only a fifth of large U.S. companies cover pricey GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound in their health insurance ...
Medicare coverage of weight loss drugs would cost $35B: CBO
Expanding Medicare to cover weight loss drugs would cost $35 billion over eight years, according to a new report from the ...
Offering Wegovy and other weight loss drugs on Medicare could cost $35 billion
Allowing Medicare to cover popular weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Zepbound could increase federal spending by billions ...
Drug makers can’t make knockoff weight-loss drugs anymore—and they’re mad
With the resolution, compounding pharmacies are no longer able to produce tirzepatide. And the FDA highlighted the point to ...
New weight loss drugs could be developed much faster if Roche gets its way
Roche told investors on Monday that it plans to make significant cuts to both the cost and time it takes for it to develop ...
Companies are more willing to consider covering weight-loss drugs
That’s according to a new Employer Health Benefits Survey from KFF (formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation). But while a ...
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One of the downsides of treatments such as Ozempic or Mounjaro is that even though patients wind up losing weight, they also tend to shed muscle mass. Losing too much muscle mass can be a health risk ...
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Despite Heavy Marketing, Most Americans Reject the New Weight-Loss Drugs
A new national survey shows that, despite intense marketing, most Americans do not want the new weight-loss injectables, such ...
US FDA to reconsider decision barring compounded versions of Lilly weight loss drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday agreed to reconsider its recent decision barring drug compounders from ...